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What's NEW in SRE 0.970
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1. Instantaneous petroleum price fluctuations. This prevents one user from
taking advantage of extremely high petroleum prices. It is also more
realistic for the game.
2. Guerilla Warfare
Explained in the instructions to the game.
3. Several command-line options:
A. /ANSI=0
Forces ANSI off. Can be used with /LOG and SCORES to produce
a non-ANSI score file.
B. /ANSI=1
Forces ANSI on. Can be used with /LOG and SCORES to produce
an ANSI score file.
C. /LOG
Writes all output to a log file, SRE.LOG. (In ANSI if ANSI is on).
You can also use this option to extract the instructions to a file
with "SRE /LOG": play the game, and view the instructions. Then
and edit the SRE.LOG file and copy the instruction part to a
separate file.
D. /BIOS
Uses the BIOS for output instead of direct-screen writes. Use
this for non-compatible computers or multi-tasking systems.
You can also use this to get rid of snow on CGA systems.
E. /NOSPECIALEFFECTS
Turns off the special effect cursors at Yes/No prompts and at
pauses. This greatly reduces the size of the LOG file. Also,
some modems have bufferring that continues output even after
the user has pressed a key. If so, this option will speed up
remote game operation. (Ask users if PAUSE immediately goes
away when they press a key or if there's a delay; if there is
a delay, use this option.)
F. /LOCAL
For BBS door files that don't send the right message to SRDOOR
that the user is local, this option forces LOCAL play.
4. Batch file setup inside of SRINSTAL. You don't have to run two programs
to install SRE --- just one.
What's NEW in SRE 0.965
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1. New planet types (Anti-Pollution, Petroleum)
2. System Menu (in the Government Spending Menu)
A. Super Lottery - Buy tickets and the game picks a winner daily
B. Scores
C. Check trade deals that had to be rejected because player couldn't
meet the demands
D. Covert Operations
E. Bank
F. Show Status
G. Set Tax Rate
H. Toggle Expert Mode
I. Abdicate
J. Change Colors
3. Bank available before paying planets
4. All-new improved SETUPBAT program, that allows:
A. Outputting the scores to a separate ANSI/text file
B. Recording all actions of all players in a trap file
5. A nicer-looking status bar
6. Command line parameters:
REGISTER
Registration of the game. If you send the registration form in,
we will send you three code numbers to you that you type in with
this option.
REREGISTER
Registration of the game if it is already registered to someone else.
BANK
Setup of the bank: creates the bank and sets an interest rate. This is
available in the registered version only.
RESET
Erase all players, and set options. Options are only available in the
registered version.
SCORES
Displays only the scores. Either run "SRE SCORES" as a door program
to allow the scores to be sent to the user directly or create a score
file with "SRE SCORES /LOG /ANSI=1 /LOCAL" and copy SRE.LOG to another
file.
(See the new instruction file for details)
NOTE: To upgrade an old version of SRE, just unzip the ZIP file into
your SRE directory. You do not have to reset the game.